Search for books, ebooks, articles, and more
Search using the name of a neighborhood (e.g. Chelsea New York)
"Check out what's trending beyond your block"
Things to do and see within 7 blocks of a specific subway station.
The websites of the 3 New York City public library systems (New York Public Library, Queens Library, and Brooklyn Public Library) have some interesting local guides:
NYC's many museums and other colleges and universities have compiled some good web guides:
When looking for articles, you can often be even more specific than when looking for a book.
For example, you might search for "Coney Island" when looking for a book, but try "Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster" when searching for articles.
Many FIT Library databases provide the full text of the magazine and newspaper articles, but some only index them; check the Journal Searchto see if the article is available in full from another online database or from a copy of the printed magazine at FIT. You may also be able to get the article you want by borrowing from another library (ILL/Interlibrary Loan).